QB · pick 131 — first ever quarterback at #131 (1978)

QB·pick 131

FIRST QB EVER DRAFTED AT #131

Rob Hertel

Drafted by CIN · USC

1978

QBs drafted at #131 in NFL history

most recent: Aaron Brooks (GB, 1999)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a quarterback at #131 a 5.1% chance in 1978.

Quarterback at #131, year by year

Each year's estimate uses only that year's draft and the years before it — no peeking ahead. The line smooths across neighboring picks and seasons so a single oddball draft doesn't dominate. The shaded band is the model's 90% uncertainty range.

Peak: 7.3% · 2027 model: 3.6%

Surrounding picks · 1978 draft

#126LBTom DinkelCIN
#127DTArchie ReeseSF
#128RBWilder, WillieWillie WilderGB
#129LBBill MatthewsNE
#130RBBanks, NorrisNorris BanksPHI
#132DTJim KrahlNYG
#133SBruce ThreadgillSF
#134WRRobert WoodsKC
#135OGJohn ChomaLAC
#136TEDerrick RamseyLV

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

1999Aaron BrooksGB — GM Ron Wolf · Virginia
1991Craig EricksonPHI — GM Harry Gamble · Miami (FL)

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